Chapter 11
Paradise
The weekends were the days I dreaded most … especially now. Alice and Rose planned a shopping trip for Saturday … starting at 6 A.M. … much too bright and early for a college student like me. My day didn't even start until 10 A.M. most days because of my earliest class. I wasn't someone who exactly oppose shopping in general because it is a necessity that everyone must go through in life but the way Alice's eyes seemed to just become crazed with obsession scared the shit out of me. I honestly thought of Alice as a laid back and mellow person but any mention of recreational shopping got her into a crazed tizzy that made me question what I'd gotten myself into in dating her. And then Alice would look at me with her beautiful topaz eyes and I'd forget what had me so scared in the first place.
It startled me how affected I was by her mere presence. I would get shivers when she stood near me and I felt my throat catch whenever I heard her call out my name. It made goosebumps run all over my arms, my skin prickle with a shock that only came from her tender touch. It made me my skin crawl pleasantly to feel her presence around me. She had such a calming effect on me, a profound effect.
I was still lying in bed, having just come back from my last class for today and for the week. Fridays were always a joy since Alice's last class ended only 25 minutes after mine.
I looked at my phone yet again to see what time it was. It's … 2:59 … only another 15 minutes … I just need to … distract myself. The minutes, seconds even, seemed to tick by so slowly. Time seemed to slow down so much whenever I had to wait for something … irritatingly so, infuriatingly so. It made me feel so … petulant, like a child.
I sighed before I got up and started pacing the room … I reached for my pocket only to realized seconds later that I had left it on my desk instead. I sighed in aggravation this time and felt irritated with myself for being so impatient. Time always seemed to play with me, speeding up when it was inconvenient and slowing down the next just to make me feel like I was going out of my mind with boredom.
I threw myself onto my bed and only regretted it slightly. My wound was mostly healed, a long jagged scar and sensitivity being the only reminders of what had transpired over three months ago. The horrid thing was persistent but at the very least my stitches had been taken out and my lovely girlfriend wasn't as … strict about allowing me some freedom to be independent … somewhat. She was still extremely over protective but she at least was being slightly more lax about watching over me and allowing me to walk on my own but that by no means meant that she wasn't as attentive. That aspect didn't fade in the least. Not that I wasn't grateful for it.
I just realized that I hadn't seen Angela as much in the last week for some reason. I had tried to find her after her classes but then I saw her talking to her professor and decided to just leave it be but then the next time I just couldn't find her anywhere and she didn't answer any of my texts. I knew that it was strange but I had no way of contacting her or even finding her because no one seemed to know where she was disappearing to. She wasn't in her room and she wasn't in her classes or the cafeteria or anywhere really.
I would have been a lot more worried had it not been for the fact that I knew she was indeed still breathing because her professors would tell me that I had just missed her when I came looking for her. The one time I asked when it first started happening, her professor shrugged and asked me if I knew what was wrong with her, if something was bothering her so I knew it wasn't just me. They didn't have any idea either and couldn't think of why. They all said individually that she was still doing well and excelling but she was just a little bit off, always in her own world it seemed. It worried me greatly and Alice seemed to pick up on her slightly out of character behavior.
The more I thought about it the more I started to realize what had to be going on, the simple answer that had evaded me until now. Angela had to be either dating someone right now or was in the process of wooing someone! I couldn't believe that it had evaded me as long as it had because this wasn't the first time it happened! I could just slap myself right now! I thought back to how she was seemingly absent from my radar for about two weeks before I finally managed to track her down in 10th grade and it turned out to be somewhere she wasn't usually. She was talking to someone in their element. It was some guy named Riley and he was quite good looking and he had a good personality to match with it, though in most cases that wasn't true. In most cases good looking guys were asses and arrogant asses at that.
I sighed at how miserably I failed at being a best friend. The first time it happened I never did figure out why she just seemed to disappear off of my radar … so maybe that made it slightly better? I looked at my phone and nearly jumped up and clapped my hands like London Tipton from the Suite Life of Zack and Cody, which was entirely adorable when she did in my opinion as stupid as she was sometimes there was no denying she was cute. It finally seemed like time was agreeing with me when I saw the white print staring back at me announcing that it was 3:17. I would only have to wait another few minutes since Alice's class ended at 3:15 and it would only take her a few minutes to walk back to our room. I felt a smile forming on my face before it became a full out smile of victory, I triumphed over time. I felt slightly ridiculous but when someone as irresistible as Alice is my girlfriend I guess there is no helping it.
I felt myself light up even more ridiculously at hearing the door click and then hearing Alice call out sweetly, "Bella! I'm back love!" I could hear the smile in her voice and I was more than deliriously happy to hear her voice. Not only would I no longer be alone I now had the company of my girlfriend and I had also finally figured out what had happened to Angela, presuming that my guess was correct which it most undoubtedly was by now. I stood up and just as I did Alice was in my arms again.
We smiled happily at each for a few moments and the thought in the back of my head was; Angela would probably comment how cavity sweet we are being. I miss Angela and her crazy antics. I sighed at the thought.
"What's up Bella? Why the sigh love?" Alice asked with concern in her voice. I had to smile at that because it was absolutely adorable the way she was looking at me right now. The warm tenderness in her eyes and the slight frown marring her features brought a soft smile to my lips in turn.
"Nothing's wrong baby I was just thinking about Angela. I just figured out why we haven't seen Angela around the last week that's all … and I kind of miss her being … her." Alice smiled at me and giggled. "What? Why are you laughing?" I pouted at her and she giggled even harder at that.
When she finally calmed down enough she pulled me against her and held me against her gently and she chuckled again before she pulled back slightly to look at me. She was smiling softly and I couldn't help but smile back at her with adoration. "It's just that … well you are so cute, adorable really. You are just so adorable … I love you. You are just so unbelievably cute love." Alice was looking at me with such soft eyes, with such love in her eyes that I felt warmth envelop me. Just seeing her kind face had me feeling happier than I ever had in my life but seeing her like this … just so in love and absolutely smitten had me feeling a happiness, bliss, that only she could.
I smiled softly at her in reply. "I love you, too, Alice. I love you with all my heart, soul, and mind. I can't imagine being without you for even a second. I've been waiting for someone like you to come into my life and make me feel all right … like I'm going to be okay. I can have hope now … I can have hope that I will be okay and that someday … I might be able to forgive myself."
Alice smiled at me gently, her topaz eyes shining. She brought her hands up to my cheeks and held them with such tenderness that I couldn't help but nuzzle further into her warm hands. I closed my eyes and just allowed myself to feel. Alice's thumbs caressed my skin softly and when they drew near my lips I pressed soft, affectionate kisses to them and smiled at the feeling of every calming and loving stroke.
"I love you Bella. I can't imagine being without you either. You deserve happiness and forgiveness Bella. Believe me. I know. You need to learn how to forgive yourself and being with others, making friendships … finding love, they're all a part of finding yourself and forgiveness. It's definitely not going to be easy, something like this never is. It's not supposed to be nor is it right now … but you have me now and you've had Angela. That is two people right here to support you Bella and we're not going anywhere. We will always, always be here for you Bella." Alice spoke with such conviction I felt the hope in me grow. It was like a light was finally breaking through the pervading darkness that seemed to surround me ever since the accident. She was right about it though … I've had Angela for years and now … now I have Alice as support too.
I smiled at her softly before cupping her hands with my own and leaned down until our foreheads met in a gentle kiss. The way we were looking at each other had my heart beating wildly in my chest at just seeing the look on her face, the love in her eyes. It made me feel so happy to see the feelings I had been feeling for so long reflected in her eyes.
"I can't imagine anything being better than this, a love like this … it's just so magical … everything with you is. It's a little crazy how much better I feel, how happy I am compared to how I've been for so long. It makes me feel a little … sad because I still feel unworthy of such happiness because of how I've felt for so long. Maybe one day I can look into your eyes and say with certainty that I do deserve happiness … but I can't just yet, not with Angela and not with you. I feel as if that will change someday because of you, with your help. You both mean the world to me. You make me feel so special and … important." I lost my voice from all of the emotions I was feeling.
Alice just pulled me against her and I let her hold me tightly against her. It felt so nice to be in the comfort of my love's arms. I felt at home in her arms, I felt safe and protected. Without any preamble I fell asleep.
Hell. That is the only word that can possibly describe my current torture; shopping with Alice and Rosalie.
I had been in a mall, not just any mall but THE mall in Port Angeles, located two hours away from the university. Well … I couldn't exactly say it was pure hell because that would be a bit of an exaggeration but it was still pretty bad considering Alice and Rosalie seemed hell bent on replacing my entire wardrobe in one shopping trip. What made things not as bad was the Leah factor. Leah Clearwater was an interesting enigma for sure and something about her felt so familiar … the way she acted and how she presented herself so quietly and calmly but with fierceness in her all at once somehow. She reminded me of Charlie but it had to be a major coincidence.
She was a tall girl, very tall, and gorgeous. She was even taller than Rosalie and Rosalie was taller than me! Rosalie was an astounding 5' 11" and she was wearing three inch heels and Leah was still a little taller than her in flats. Leah had to be at least 6' 3" if not a little taller. I was already considered tall at 5' 9" but standing next to Leah and Rosalie made me feel so short in comparison. Leah had beautiful tan skin, naturally it seems considering there are supposedly natives in some reservation around here, medium length brown hair reaching just past her shoulders, warm brown eyes, an elegant nose, high cheek bones, and a kind, smiling, mouth. It seemed like she was always smiling at least a little bit, a tiny upturn of her lips at the corners. She was also very visibly toned. Her arms retained their muscular build even when she was relaxed. I could tell Rosalie loved that especially since she kept Leah's arm on her, whether it was around her waist or shoulders didn't matter.
"So … I'm guessing this isn't your first time going on a crazy shopping trip with Rosalie?" I asked with a rhetorical tone of voice. She only smiled at me with a chuckle and nod in response. She didn't seem like an extremely talkative person but it was never an uncomfortable silence around her despite that. There was a calming, soothing kind of atmosphere surrounding her but there was an energy like a tiger waiting to pounce when necessary as well. "You're not much of a talker are you?"
She chuckled again but answered this time. "Yes … Rosalie says that I don't say much but when I do … it is blunt and to the point … brief." And it really was as Rosalie described her … she didn't seem like the kind of person to flourish with words. "Short and simple but always accurate and frank as Rosalie says." Leah smiled and somehow … her smile looked … eerily familiar … not in a bad way … just déjà vu.
I was brought out of my reverie by warm arms wrapping around my waist and a forehead pressing against the top of my back … I really wished in that moment that I was at least two or three inches shorter. I smiled though I wished she could reach up a little higher to rest her chin on my shoulder but the lament was lost on me when I felt her arms tighten around me and I placed my hands over top of hers. I leaned back just slightly and felt her body shake slightly from her giggling.
"Bella … you're too big for that!" I could hear the mirth in her voice and it only served to make me even happier … and smile even goofier. "You're such a silly giant Bella but you're my silly goofy giant." I laughed at that and we were just being giddy and in love when a high pitched voice butt in.
"Like, oh, my gosh! I can't believe you guys are here too! We should like, go shop together!" I grit my teeth as I listened to an impossibly high pitched voice grind the last of my sanity and composure with only three sentences. Just when I had thought the torture was over her voice continued to grate on my nerves. "This is like, my, like, friend! Her name is Lauren!" I thought the worst had passed when she finished speaking … only to find out what seemed like too soon that I was more than wrong.
"Like, hi! I'm Lauren Mallory! It's like, nice to meet like, all of you! It sure is like, nice to like, meet other students!" Her voice was like nails on a chalkboard for me and it gave me a blasting, pounding headache just to hear her voice. I seriously wished I could get a muzzle for the both of them … no maybe duck tape because it would be so much cheaper and much more efficient in insuring they never get out. At least it wouldn't make it easy for them to escape the tape of justice. Oh Lord they have me going crazy in my own head. It must be the brain damage from hearing their unnecessarily high pitched demon voices from the lowest levels of the pits of hell … okay so I might be over exaggerating again. They make me a little crazy in the head. Darn those crazy Barbie doll complex girls and their wicked high pitched voices! I sighed at the madness and crazed thoughts I was thinking and tried to calm myself with Alice.
"You know … we're just about done so how about some other time … Lauren was it?" Leah cut in smoothly and I could tell that both Rosalie and Alice wanted to protest but they kept quiet at the prospect of joining Barbie and her brunette equivalent of a best friend.
"Awe! That's like, too bad! Maybe like, next time we can like, go shopping together like, girl's night out!" Lauren's voice was so screechy I couldn't run away fast enough, none of us could run out fast enough to avoid the disgustingly high pitched voice.
We burst out giggling when we were finally out of sight, having started off walking before breaking into a run. We garnered strange stares but it was well worth it to escape the two most annoying women in the entire mall, in all of the university!
"We should have at least waited a few seconds to see the look their faces! They must have been so confused!" We were cracking up so badly people were staring even more in confusion at the spectacle we seemed to be making of ourselves. I nodded in agreement with Alice's burst.
We continued to laugh but we'd found a bench we all could squeeze on and tried to catch our breath. When everything seemed to calm down we looked at each other once and cracked up again. We finally got ourselves under control after another few moments of uncontrollable laughter.
"That was hilarious! We really should have waited around to see the looks on their faces! It would have made the rejection feel even better! They just don't get that we aren't interested in them because … we aren't petty, shallow, valley girls! Gosh I feel even worse for Angela because she has no choice in having to spend time with her! She moved out of the room but she still has class with her!" I whispered to them in a conspiratorial voice laughing and giggling as I did so.
"I think we should head home now since it is getting later and we don't want to get you guys back to the dorm too late … it's not safe at night." Leah spoke softly but seriously leading me to believe that Rosalie told her all about my incident. She seemed strangely protective of me in a silent but insistent way, fiercely but also calmly somehow.
Rosalie and Alice only nodded in silent agreement and so we were on our way back home and before I knew a soft, gentle touch was brushing against my cheek with slow, tender strokes. Lips met my cheek softly and I felt myself awake slowly as I heard a gentle voice call out to me softly, lovingly and tenderly the strokes continued until I felt them stop for just a moment. The next moment I felt lips press against mine so softly and gently, a press that was so tender it was so much and yet so little at the same time.
"Wake up Bella." She murmured against my lips before pulling back and smiling at my blinking, hazy eyes. "Wake up my adorable little puppy." I was still a little bleary eyed from just waking up but I understood her perfectly and I pouted at her. "Awe you are just so cute and precious!" Alice cooed softly in my ear. I whined and pushed her away from me causing her to giggle in absolute delight in response. "Come on you need to get up now so we can get into our dorm and get you in bed!" She said with a happy smile on her face, energy flowing off of her in waves.
"You are much too energetic for this time of night." I said after checking the time on my phone quickly. It was much too late for Alice to be so peppy … especially being that it was nearing midnight and I was exhausted despite the fact that I'd just woken up from a two hour nap. My voice was gravelly and I could see the effect it had on Alice. She definitely liked hearing my voice right after I woke up and that caused me to wake up exponentially … I felt alive in certain areas that only Alice caused excitement in.
"So do you need any help getting out? You look exhausted and … a bit disoriented." Rosalie said gently, cautiously. I sighed and shook my head, feeling myself cool off and somehow become lethargic in that moment as well at the thought that it was inappropriate considering we still had company. "All right, get to bed. I'm sure that it will take the edge off of having spent your day shopping with us. Do you need any help carrying your things in? You have quite a few bags." Rosalie's offer was so kind and … a bit off putting … no, not off putting so much as just a little unsettling considering her usual stand-offish personality. I was used to her being cold, despite her profession, and businesslike in all of her interactions except for around the Cullen family. She was usually a very cynical person as well as sarcastic in almost everything she said and how she acted.
I took one look at the eight shopping bags with much chagrin that were mine alone and almost balked at the sight of Alice's amount in comparison … they definitely were trying to replace all of my wardrobe with today's shopping trip. Alice had a measly two bags … if that even counted considering neither of them were even close to full. It looked like more of an effort to cover for the fact that they were trying to replace my entire closet with what they deemed 'appropriate for college'.
I nodded weakly and attempted to stand but I was so groggy I would have fallen face first into the wonderful cement if it had not been for Alice's strong arms being wrapped firmly around my waist. I smiled at her gratefully and lovingly as she helped me stand up properly. I was just about to say something when an amused voice interrupted, "you guys are so smitten it's almost sickening!" Oh Rosalie Hale … how in denial you are.
"I could say the same thing about you and Leah … it's like no one else exists when you're together Rose. I daresay the entire world just turns into nothingness whenever you're in her arms and nothing else truly exists when you're with her! It's like the world just turned into nothing and you have a bubble that encompasses you and her alone … nothing else can pop that bubble and if anyone tries … they mysteriously disappear off the face of the world." Alice added the last part with a shudder for further dramatic affect and it was well worth it to see Rose blush the bright shade of pink she was. That woke me up with laughter, bubbling, and uncontrollable laughter.
"Laugh all you want but I'm not helping anymore!" Rosalie looked just the tiniest bit miffed over what Alice said because it was so true.
Leah came to the rescue by getting out of the car and walking to stand next to Rose. She took Rose into her arms and put her chin on her shoulder. She mumbled something in her ear so softly that I couldn't catch more than her saying Rose's name softly, with a soft caress in her tone that seemed to be part of the lover's language. Rose only turned slightly pinker but she also nodded subtly and earned a soft kiss on the cheek from Leah. Rose seemed dissatisfied with that and demanded a kiss on the lips. Leah gave her a peck on the lips in response causing Rose to give her a pout in response and she grabbed Leah by the head and pushed her until their lips met in a fiery kiss.
I turned away from the scene, feeling like an intruder upon such a tender and intimate scene … well intimate period. Alice seemed to be feeling much the same way, pink in the face and also turning away. When Alice's eyes met mine her eyes were soft and she was smiling at me and she rolled her eyes at their extremely heavy lip lock. We heard a moan and simultaneously groaned and then burst out giggling.
"Do you think it would be wise to break up the make out session between those two or should we just wait it out?" Alice asked amusement apparent in her voice and mirth in her eyes at our friend's extremely intense lip lock. Alice made a gagging motion at the sound of a guttural moan coming from the pair and I nodded my head in agreement, still amused by the situation greatly despite how bold and extremely public their affections were.
I sighed and nodded. "Let's just hope they don't tear our arms off … we are interrupting an extremely heated moment and I don't think they'll take it well but I'd rather not watch them get any more intimate than they already are to be honest. I think I will be scarred for life if that happens." I said shaking my head at the images I was thinking up considering how they were breathing so heavily against each other while hands roamed freely.
Miraculously though they stopped at hearing a crowd of hormone driven boys whooping and cat calling. I silently thanked God for not making me get involved in breaking them apart but I also felt some sympathy for the glares they were receiving from a cold looking Rosalie and the fiery ire in Leah's cold stare, oxymoronic but so very accurate for sure. They had a chorus of "oohs" in response to their deadly stares and that seemed to cause their stare to become even more cold and deadly in response, scaring the hell out of me.
They broke out into a run concurrently in turn, seeing how angry and cold they both appeared. That brought a chuckle out of Alice and me both. It was a funny sight, seeing these big, built college guys running away from these two gorgeous women. Honestly many guys would to go out with them! I lost count at how many guys approached us, Rosalie and Leah respectively got the most attention, and asked us what we were doing alone without some guys. Some were respectful others, however, were not so much polite as they were crass and entirely too vulgar for our tastes. The crude ones got an eyeful of deathly glaring from Leah and Rosalie, depending who was being hit on the other reacted more severely.
I remembered seeing a rather lanky but good looking fellow who was so scared he looked about five seconds from peeing in his pants after he saw the glare and silent threat in Leah's eyes. She was taller than him by a considerable amount even though he was a tall fellow. She seemed to tower over him even more so when she glared at him coldly in response to him trying to vie for Rosalie's attention and … well a date on top of that. He seemed to shrink in on his self at seeing Leah's tall and profoundly muscular build had him flat out scampering away in fear. It was an entertaining sight to say the least.
I was happy to be back in my room with Alice and the moment every bag was tucked away into some corner I couldn't possibly trip over it I was dragging Alice to the bathroom with me. We took turns brushing our teeth and changing for bed. I was so tired while I waited for Alice to finish brushing her teeth I nodded off for a moment before a felt a body press against me, spooning me. It was our ritual to have me on the inside of the bed when we slept together at night. Alice, always the worrier, didn't want to take any chances for me fall off of the bed during the night, it wasn't nearly as much of a concern before my injuries and it was much worse after we started dating.
I didn't mind her overprotective nature … I actually quite liked it because it just showed how much she cared and who could be mad over something like that? Sometimes it was just a little frustrating but for the most part I adored it about her. I don't think we'd ever agree on the shopping front though … that was definitely something that we would never understand about each other. My fashion sense was apparently 'too bland' for her tastes. I saw nothing wrong with the jeans, t-shirts, and converse sneaks but Alice did. She always wore nice clothes; denim shorts, fancy sweaters, v-necks, neck turtles, etc. Her sleeping attire however had me nearly fainting most of the time … as was obvious from my reaction all those months ago.
I was exhausted by the time everything was over and done with but for somehow reason I couldn't get back into my comfortable state of sleepy tiredness at all. I lay awake for a few more hours, unable to sleep. I was comfortable in her arms and yet … I couldn't help but feel as if I was missing something about what had occurred earlier … that feeling of déjà vu with Leah. It never disappeared but I also couldn't grasp why it was still with me. It was strange … many aspects of her personality seemed familiar but also very … eerie somehow in its familiarity. It had me questioning whether or not we'd met somewhere before.
I looked over to the desk where I kept my digital clock and saw that it was already well past 2:30 AM and I knew I had to get some rest. I sighed and snuggled further into Alice's front and I put my hands overtop hers, finding comfort and warmth in her arms. Even though I knew sleep was not yielding just yet I found that it didn't matter as long as I was with Alice, as long as I felt safe and protected in her strong arms.
Alice shifted beside me and moved around a little, I was unsure whether or not she was awake until I heard her voice. "Bella … why are you still awake?" Her voice was soft and so drowsiness I giggled, so extremely smitten because of how endearing her tone of voice was to me. I snuggled further into her arms in response and she let out a content sigh and placed a soft kiss on my neck. "Go to sleep baby. We need to be up by 11:30 for brunch in the Wisteria Wing." Her voice was barely a whisper and had it not been for our close proximity I might never have heard her.
I turned so that we were facing each other and I saw her right eye open a tiny crack and I smiled in absolute adoration at the impossibly adorable sight. I moved my head until our faces were only centimeters apart much to Alice's delight. "I know I'm sorry … I just couldn't fall asleep … I was … thinking about something that's been bothering me all day that's all. Let's go back to sleep." Alice looked much more alert and awake after that, all traces of sleepiness gone, and I felt bad for mentioning it at all knowing that Alice would be worried now. "No, no it's fine, there's nothing to worry about baby. I promise it's not anything serious. I just … I can't get rid of this feeling of familiarity … of déjà vu. It's nothing serious though so there is no need to worry about it, love." I smiled tiredly but genuinely and a yawn overtook me.
Alice giggled delightedly and brushed our noses against each other in an Eskimo kiss and I sighed at the bliss that just poured over me. We stayed like that for a few moments before Alice broke the silence, smile still on her beautiful face, "well you need to sleep now since we've had a long day. I know shopping isn't your thing and well … you honestly looked about ready to drop after the first two hours. You need your rest now and we have to be up early for brunch tomorrow morning and I don't want to miss out on the good cafeteria food because someone decided to sleep in okay?" I could tell she was joking but I pouted nevertheless over the jab.
"That was one time Alice! ONCE!" I yelled and emphasized. That had Alice giggling over my reaction and I felt even more indignant over the jab and I turned my back to her, she was still giggling. Alice tried pulled me against her shaking frame and I resisted in mock anger and crossed my arms to further my point.
"Oh Bella … come on baby I was just kidding." Alice's words were met by my defiant silence.
"…"
"Bella?" Alice sounded a little worried this time. I decided I would pretend to 'forgive' her the next time she called out to me. "Bella?" Alice's voice was soft and full of remorse so I decided to give in to it.
"Hmph!" I responded and Alice sighed. "Whatever …" I turned back around, "let's get some sleep so I don't make us late for your precious fruits and vegetables." I said. Alice sighed again but it was in relief in contrast to how it sounded earlier. I was pleased how she seemed to understand it was just a joke when I saw the look on her face. I could tell that she knew and realized after I turned around that I was only joking based on the knowing smile on her lips.
We kissed softly before uttering a soft "good night," to each other. Our bodies were intertwined and I slept peacefully after that. I couldn't wait until Leah and I met next … I wanted to figure out those strange feelings I kept getting from her, the eerie familiar air around her. It was strange how familiar but … unfamiliar she was at the same time. She was like a stranger but an acquaintance all at once. I would have to wait until we next met to find out for sure why she was so familiar to me.
The average 6,000 in length for you guys! Sorry it took so long this time! I was sick for the better part of a week and then some! Well I hope you guys enjoy this chapter and continue to read and review! I need the inspiration to write from reviews! Also Leah is in the house and she is a GIANT!^^ Did anyone expect that? Tell me your thoughts and until the next chapter! I hope to see you then too!
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